By the numbers: 2017 AFL Draft

EVERY little detail is examined to within an inch of its life in football these days, so it goes without saying there were a number of interesting morsels to emerge out of this year's NAB AFL Draft.

AFL.com.au has taken a look at the draft by the numbers, with a number of quirky details to come out of it.

78 – 78 players were selected by clubs in this year's NAB AFL Draft.

The class of 2017. Picture: AFL Photos

2 – Fremantle's No.2 pick, which it used to select Andrew Brayshaw, was the club's highest draft selection in recent years. It took Stephen Hill with pick No.3 in 2008, the last year in which it had such a high pick.

8 – In a midfield-heavy draft, it was no surprise that the first eight picks are generally regarded as midfielders.

17 – The pick Jack Higgins, the highest-ranked player by stats company Champion Data, was selected with by reigning premier Richmond.

0 – This year was the first time in Greater Western Sydney's club history it did not have a pick inside the top 10.

49 – Essendon's pick No.49 (Jordan Houlahan) was the club's longest wait for a national draft selection in its history.